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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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